In the Umakhanov Memorial Tournament being organised in Kaspiysk, Russia, India’s Gaurav Bidhuri won a bronze medal in 56kg round.

Bidhuri lost to Kazakhstan’s Siroshiddin Abdullayev in a split 2-3 decision, rounding off.

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Two Indian boxers Brijesh Yadav (81kg) and Virender Kumar (91kg) have advanced to the finals.

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3. Arvind Saxena appointed acting UPSC chief

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UPSC member Arvind Saxena is appointed as the acting chairman of the commission. He takes charge from Vinay Mittal who completes his term on June 19 2018.

4. Grand Finale of the First Hardware edition of Smart India Hackathon 2018

The Ministry of HRD along with AICTE, Persistent Systems, i4C and IIT Kharagpur hosts the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2018 – Hardware edition from June 18 to June 22, 2018.

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Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said that the Smart India Hackathon 2018 is in line with the ‘Make in India’ initiative and is proving to be an important vehicle for hunting new ideas and help them convert them into products and businesses.